Emergency management

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ENCOMPASSES

PREVENTION

Actions taken to avoid an incident, or intervening to stop an incident from occurring, in the effort to protect lives and property.

PREPAREDNESS

Activities such as planning, training, public education, and outreach to create awareness of potential dangers and increased readiness in our community.

RESPONSE

Use of available resources to meet the needs of the community when disaster strikes. Depending on the severity of the disaster, this can include local, county, State, and Federal resources, to include fire and EMS services, public works, and law enforcement.

RECOVERY

The long range support of restoring the community to pre-disaster conditions. This phase includes damage assessments to public and private property, as well as social services to assist citizens. The length of the recovery phase depends on the magnitude of the disaster.

The Emergency Management Coordinator (EMC) is responsible to coordinate activities of the City departments responsible for continued operations during disasters, coordinate agreements for the use of resources, communicate with State and Federal agencies, and provide education and training to citizens and municipal employees.